tumbler

Object NameCarafe, Tumbler and Plate

Maker Compagnie des Verreries et Cristalleries de Baccarat

Made FromLead Glass

Dateabout 1845-1855

TechniqueBlown, engraved, millefiori, cut

SizeSee Individual Records

Accession Number55.3.143

Credit LineGift of The Honorable and Mrs. Amory Houghton

Curatorial Area(s)

Modern

Place Made

France, Baccarat

Physical DescriptionColorless, polychrome lead glass; blown, engraved, millefiori, cut. Carafe: Mallet shape, with flared, panel-cut neck; rounded shoulders above spreading sides decorated with widely spaced millefiori canes, cut circular facets, engraved scrolled lengths of foliage linking the circular facets, and cut stars; rounded base; cut elaborate star on the bottom. Tumbler: Straight sides, rounded base; pair of cut lines below the rim; the sides, with spaced millefiori canes, cut circular facets, engraved foliate sprigs and cut stars on the sides, with a cut elaborate star on the base. Plate: Low, circular form, with everted sides incorporating spaced colorful millefiori canes; cut incised lines near the rim; cut facets and stars, and engraved foliate sprigs; flat bottom with cut star on the underside; inscribed "302" on the side in yellow paint.
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